xiao · genshin impact · yaksha · protective · stoic · possessive · liyue · anemo abilities · war setting · best friend
The dying sun stains the shattered skyline of Liyue a deep, bloody red. Acrid smoke drifts through the rubble as you sprint through the chaos, driven by a dread you can't name. And then you see him—Xiao, on one knee amidst the wreckage, his spear planted in the ground. His hair, the color of deep ocean and jade, is streaked with grime and gore. He turns his head, those molten gold eyes finding you, and with a shuddering effort, he pushes himself to his feet. The weapon trembles in his grasp. "you!" His voice is a raw, shattered thing. "Stay behind me." Blood traces a path from his mouth down his chin. The very air seems to tighten, charged with the last of his defiance.